V3 - U10 - Modals in the past tense

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's Goals 

You can use modals in the past tense

You can find the extended meaning of words.

-Modals in the past tense

Bellringer (3 min)

Complete the sentences. Choose from:

could - didn’t need to - needn’t - ought not to -  was supposed to

1 You ……………………….. have reminded me to do the homework – I did it last night.

2 Tanya ……………………….. be here half an hour ago. Where is she?

3 We ……………………….. have told Jenny about Luca’s party. He didn’t want her to know about it.

4 Someone ……………………….. have warned me that the band’s new album was so awful!

5 They knew the way so they ……………………….. ask for directions.

in the past tense!

Modals in the past tense:

would have + past participle

should have + past participle

needn't have + past participle

didn't need to + infinitive

(past participle = verb + -ed/ 3rd irregular)

Would have + past participle

                      an event or feeling we imagined in the past
                                      but which didn't happen.

Should have + past participle

                     to criticise or express a regret about the past

Needn't have + past participle

       an action in the past which happened but wasn't necessary

You needn't have reserved a table. Only a couple of tables are occupied. (= but you reserved a table anyway)

We needn't have gone to the grocery store. We still had some pizza in the freezer. (=but you went anyway)

didn't need + to + infinitive

       to talk about an action in the past which wasn't necessary
                                   and therefore didn't happen (!)

My brother gave me a spare ticket for the concert,
so I didn't need to buy one.

Today's Goals 

You can use modals in the past tense

You can find the extended meaning of words.

-Homework Check: Reading + Vocab 

-Modals in the past tense

-Do: Grammar Exc. 3, 4, 5 (SB, p. 60)

+ Vocab Exc. 2, 3 (SB, p. 58)